was ruled by the British Officer "Sir
Barry Close",(1756–1813), in pre-Independence
times,hence Ramanagara was
earlier called as CLOSEPET. It was renamed as
RAMANAGARAby the former Chief Minister of
KarnatakaState Sri Kengal Hanumanthaiah. The
architect, builder and mentor of the present Bengaluru City
Sri Kempegowda is from Magadi Taluk of
Ramanagara District. The Ramanagara district which was
part of the Bangalore Rural district
was bifurcated and reconstituted in the year 2007 with the
District Head Quarters at Ramanagara Taluk along with three
other taluks viz., Channapatna, Kanakapura and Magadi. It
has 130 Grama Panchayats and a population of
10,82,739 according to the censes of 2011. Ramanagara
Town is
situated along Bangalore - Mysore State Highway No.17 at a
distance of 50 Kms from Bangalore. The town is located
about 622.80 meters above the sea level and receptive of an
average rainfall of 931.58 mm yearly. The Area is
around 3,556 km (1,373 sq mi)
The district has
a population density of 303 inhabitants per square kilometre
(780 /sq mi). Its population growth rate
over the decade 2001-2011 was 5.06 %.
The Gross Domestic Product of Ramanagara is 4930.21 Crores.
The Per Capita is Rs. 39472. Ramanagara
has a sex ratio
of 976 females
for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate
of 69.2 %.

Ramanagara district
includes the Bidadi industrial area, which houses the
manufacturing units of Toyota and Coca-Cola, and a 1400 MW
combined cycle gas-based power plant. Ramanagara
is also famous for its Huge Rocks. The famous hindi movie
SHOLAY was shot in and around these hills and hence the
name
SHOLAY HILLS. The magnificent rocks of Handi-Gundi
reserve forest in Ramanagara are very old and famous for
landscape. The hill temples like Ramadevara Betta, Revana Siddeshwara Betta, Kengal
Anjaneya Swamy, Abbur Sri Brahmanya Thirtha Brindavana, Maluru Krishna
Temple, Sri Ranganatha Swamy temple
at Magadi, Manchabele Dam,
Harobele Dam Chunchini Falls, Mekedatu at Kanakapura,
Savanadurga, Bevoor Betta, Thippagondana Halli Reservoir, Janapada Loka
are well known. The Ramanagara
district is also famous for traditional Channapatna Toys and sericultural
activities and it has the largest market share in Asia. The Ramanagara district can be reached from Bengaluru, the
Capital city of Karnataka State by Road and Rail within one hours
time. The nearest airports are Mysore and Bangalore
International Airports which are around 85 Kms in distance.

The Ramanagara district
is the first district in the State to have Modern Office
Buildings like Deputy Commissioner's Office Complex
constructed on the lines of Vidhana Soudha, Mini Vidhana
Soudha for Taluk Office, Kandaya Bhavana for housing various
goverment offices, Panchayat Bhavana for Zilla Panchayat and
it's sub-ordinate offices, Police Bhavana for Police
Department and District Court Complex.